Expert tips for Party Makeup

Every day make up is very different from party makeup. Because the need for the day (or the night) is different. While one needs to take into account the brightness of the sun, the other needs to cater to low lights. While one needs to take into account normal wear and tear of the day, the other needs to cater to the more active onslaught of the good time. Both need to be sophisticated, but in one there is more scope to add glamour than the other. Here are a few tips you should keep in mind when putting on your party makeup.

Party makeup for your skin

Primer tips

Your makeup is
about to take a beating directly proportional to the amount you have fun
partying. It will have to stand up to things like dancing all night, staying up
till dawn, having fun without thinking about your makeup being in place.
Choosing and using the right primer is the trick to achieve that. Choose a
lightweight (so you can layer the makeup on more) waterproof (so you can sweat
it out on the dance floor) mattifying (so the shine you add to your makeup
comes from only the glitter) primer. Set the canvas for the night by laying the
base to your makeup.

Foundation and
concealer tips

To make your
makeup go that extra mile for you, make sure not to skip this routine. With the
blemishes and skin imperfections taken care of, making your party makeup look
flawless will be that much easier. So don’t be in a rush to get to the
lipstick. Prepare your face first. Use it wisely, including areas of your neckline
that will be exposed and blend them into your hairline. So you can carry off
not just your face but that lovely plunging top off with elan.

Bronzer,
blusher and highlighter tips

The artificial
lighting in a typical party environment may make your foundation and concealer
work look too flat and artificial. So give your complexion the relief it needs
with the judicious use of the bronzer, the blusher and the highlighter. Use
more than you would during the day time because you need that much of extra
drama in your party look.

Compact powder
tips

Nowhere is the
compact powder needed more than on makeup you applied for a night party. You
don’t want your makeup caking up and letting go, just when you have decided to
let go and have pure fun. Choose a sebum-absorbing compact to keep the shine
away and the makeup falling apart.

Party makeup for your eyes

Brow tips

While we think
about only the eye makeup, we often forget to give as much importance to our
eyebrows. But equal attention to your eyebrows makes a whole lot of difference
to how your eyes would look without it. So make sure your eyebrows are shaped
and filled in evenly, even a bit darker than normal so they stand out in
artificial light, before moving on to your eye makeup.

Eye shadow
tips

Choose eye shadow
shades that are more dramatic than those you use during the day. Partying calls
for that extra flare. Add mystery, something that goes hand in hand with the
dark, by using smokey greyish effects. Some lip balm or petroleum jelly applied
on your lids before applying eye shadow is a way to make the latter stand out
even more. If you are brave enough and want to really party in its right
spirit, go for jewel tones or metallic ones.

Eyeliner tips

Party nights
are ideal for experimenting with different cat eye strokes. Extend the line
well out of your eyes at the outer corners. Go for bold strokes from liquid
eyeliners. Drop the pencil eye liner on party nights. You want your effect to
last bold and strong till dawn.

Eyelash tips

No matter how
long your natural eyelashes are, do go for false eyelashes to enhance the
effect. Add more towards the outer corners of your eyes for special effects.
Enhance them even further with generous use of waterproof mascara.

Party makeup for your lips

Balm tips

Definitely use
balm on your lips and let it settle for some time before applying lipstick.
This will make sure your lipstick runs on smoothly, and does not crack and chap
with your lips.

Lip pencil
tips

First pencil
along your lip line, drawing them out to the full extent you want them to
appear. Go for dark colours in order to make them stand out at night. Pencil in
towards the centre of the lips a bit too so that the artificial lights do not
pick out the line where the liner and the lipstick meet.

Lipstick tips

Now is the
time to go crazy with lipstick colours. Go ahead and wear the darkest or most
dramatic shades at will. You never want to be underdressed for a party. And
remember to pop the lipstick you used into your handbag for touch ups inbetween
beverage breaks.

Party makeup
final tips

Some things
are not part of your party makeup, yet ignoring them will render your makeup
useless. So it will be in place to touch on those tips too. For example, get a
manicure and a pedicure. When someone, looking at your face, looks down at your
hands, you would want the smile to stay. Choose your outfit carefully so it
complements your makeup. Add a little shimmer here and there on your arms and
shoulders to add to your sparkle. Concentrate as much on your hair do as you
did on your makeup. Go ahead Cinerella. Be your own fairy godmother.